Check out some classic reads on skiing as we get ready for the season I once thought this time of year was the Useless Season. No snow. No prospect of snow. The equipment packages at the local ski shop…
Despite the current sorrow and lamenting of lost opportunities, our bliss will return This is the summer of our discontent, and of our pent-up demand. With the coronavirus still raging across the country, dipping into mountain towns where…
The best places to set sail throughout New England I once watched the ocean for six straight hours, not taking my eyes off for more than a minute or so to tend to other…
O’Connor: Lovin’ the sounds of lake life Sleep sometimes eludes my daughter Maddi, so my wife bought her a sound machine. I’ll never forget the first time I heard it. It was…
Many thanks for a shift in seasons To every thing, we are taught in the Bible, there is a season. For skiers, that is a good thing, for we depend on the…
How an injury leads to missing the bliss of skiing At this moment, my body has as many new scars as a trail map loaded with expert runs. For the first time in 45 years, discounting…
With all due respect to soccer Moms, here’s a tribute to a hearty skiing Dad I’m the guy around the house who always says that ski trips produce memories, but let me whisper a little something in your ear: I…
Anticipation is over, and the ‘good old days’ are finally here for skiers And so now it can be said, felt, acknowledged and celebrated: Winter. It finally is here. But that doesn’t mean that many of us are…
Snowboarding world pays tribute to visionary Sherm Poppen One of my enjoyments that spanned the season this year started as I watched my 15-year-old grandson, Ian, shift from skis to a snowboard and…
Lindsey Vonn, the greatest ever, punctuates career in style at World Championships Early in the winter of 2002, Picabo Street said she had had enough. "Once you’re afraid of speed and have the least hesitation about committing…
Knee troubles might deprive joy of skiing, but of the mountains Acouple of winters ago, I found myself propped on the couch, knee wrapped and held high to drain. You don’t need details except to know…
How do you really know what’s the best mountain out East? When I look at annual magazine assessments of the best skiing in the East, followed by the lists and rankings, I am at once amused…